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on a time schedule. It will also be used to instruct trainees to be drivers'
"mates" and a party of, say, gardening trainees can be delivered to a "site"
in the morning and picked up later in the day.
Arrangements will also be made for trainees to take part in educational
visits to places of interest and plans are already in hand for a mixed
party accompanied probably by some staff from the centre to attend a
summer camp.
Close liaison will be maintained with the Ministry of Labour, Youth
Employment Officer, Disablement Re-settlement Officer and others in
placing trainees in open industry or sheltered employment.
The staff at the Centre will consist of:—
1 Manager (whole time)
1 Deputy Manager (whole time)
1 Senior Female Instructor (whole time)
8 Instructors—Male or Female (whole time)
Sessional teaching staff (equivalent to 1 whole time)
Educational Psychologist—1 session per week.
1 Clerk/Shorthand Typist (whole time)
1 Cook (whole time)
1 Assistant Cook (whole time)
1 General Assistant (whole time)
3 Coach Guides (part time)
1 Driver/Handyman (whole time)
2 Cleaners (equivalent to one whole time.)
Annual Camps—A party of 49 children and staff from the Harrow Junior
Training School under the leadership of the Principal Medical Officer,
Mental Health, attended a summer camp from two weeks from 25th July
to 10th August, 1969, at the National Society for Mentally Handicapped
Children's home at Pengwern Hall, Rhuddlan, Flintshire.
Arrangements for camps for adults were again made by the London
Borough of Hillingdon. These were held at St. Mary's Bay, Dymchurch,
Kent,—the girls from 29th August to 9th September, 1969, and the boys
from 9th September to 19th September, 1969. Eight boys and four girls
resident in Harrow attended.
Social Clubs—The social club for the mentally handicapped which
meets on monday evenings and is held in the Games Hut, Tanglewood.
Common Road, Stanmore, continued to meet throughout the year under
the leadership of members of the Borough's Mental Health staff. A number
of outings were arranged in addition to usual club activities such as table
tennis, dancing, snooker, darts, etc.